diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f97a1f9..b8aa964 100755
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1222,6 +1222,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "glam",
  "image",
  "instant",
+ "lyra-resource",
  "petgraph",
  "quote",
  "stopwatch",
@@ -1237,7 +1238,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lyra-resource"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "image",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4f36d40..8183e2a 100755
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [dependencies]
+lyra-resource = { path = "lyra-resource", version = "0.0.1" }
+
 winit = "0.28.1"
 tracing = "0.1.37"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.16", features = [ "tracing-log" ] }
diff --git a/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml b/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml
index 88e088e..0207327 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lyra-resource/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "lyra-resource"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs b/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs
index 0749313..9d7a7e5 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 pub mod resource_manager;
+pub use resource_manager::*;
+
 pub mod resource;
+pub use resource::*;
+
 pub mod texture;
+pub use texture::*;
+
 pub mod loader;
+pub use loader::*;
 
 pub fn add(left: usize, right: usize) -> usize {
     left + right
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/loader/texture.rs b/lyra-resource/src/loader/texture.rs
index a71975c..31ac93f 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/loader/texture.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/loader/texture.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ impl From<ImageError> for LoaderError {
 }
 
 /// A struct that implements the `ResourceLoader` trait used for loading textures.
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct TextureLoader;
 
 impl ResourceLoader for TextureLoader {
diff --git a/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs b/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs
index 0b8483b..1491242 100644
--- a/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs
+++ b/lyra-resource/src/resource_manager.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::{sync::Arc, collections::{HashMap, hash_map::DefaultHasher}, hash::{Hash, Hasher}, any::Any};
 
-use crate::{resource::Resource, loader::ResourceLoader};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+use crate::{resource::Resource, loader::{ResourceLoader, LoaderError, texture::TextureLoader}};
 
 pub trait ResourceStorage: Send + Sync + Any + 'static {
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
@@ -23,33 +25,58 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> ResourceStorage for T {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum RequestError {
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    Loader(LoaderError),
+    #[error("The file extension is unsupported: '{0}'")]
+    UnsupportedFileExtension(String),
+}
+
+impl From<LoaderError> for RequestError {
+    fn from(value: LoaderError) -> Self {
+        RequestError::Loader(value)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct ResourceManager {
     resources: HashMap<String, Arc<dyn ResourceStorage>>,
-    loader: HashMap<String, Box<dyn ResourceLoader>>,
+    loaders: Vec<Box<dyn ResourceLoader>>,
 }
 
 impl ResourceManager {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             resources: HashMap::new(),
-            loader: HashMap::new(),
+            loaders: vec![ Box::new(TextureLoader::default()) ],
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn request<T: Send + Sync + Any + 'static>(&mut self, path: &str) -> Option<Arc<Resource<T>>> {
+    pub fn request<T: Send + Sync + Any + 'static>(&mut self, path: &str) -> Result<Arc<Resource<T>>, RequestError> {
         match self.resources.get(&path.to_string()) {
             Some(res) => {
                 let res = res.clone().as_arc_any();
-                let res = res.downcast::<Resource<T>>().ok();
+                let res = res.downcast::<Resource<T>>().expect("Failure to downcast resource");
 
-                res
+                Ok(res)
             },
             None => {
+                if let Some(loader) = self.loaders.iter()
+                        .find(|l| l.does_support_file(path)) {
 
+                    // Load the resource and store it
+                    let res = loader.load(path)?;
+                    self.resources.insert(path.to_string(), res.clone());
 
+                    // convert Arc<dyn ResourceStorage> to Arc<Resource<T>
+                    let res = res.as_arc_any();
+                    let res = res.downcast::<Resource<T>>().expect("Failure to downcast resource");
 
-                todo!()
+                    Ok(res)
+                } else {
+                    Err(RequestError::UnsupportedFileExtension(path.to_string()))
+                }
             }
         }
     }